(This page's most recent update is February 2025)
The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 24 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.
There is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But much of this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.
As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of links to free online digital archives for the state. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit.
Types of Information Available in Digital Archives
- Scrapbooks
- Diaries
- Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
- Letters
- Oral Histories
- Maps
- Bulletins and Newsletters
- Corporate Collections
- Local Community and County Histories
- Photographs and Postcards
- Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Government Publications and Documents
- And yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes
The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below:
Delaware Archives
- Access Genealogy – Delaware
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Delaware
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Chronicling America – Delaware
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Corbit-Calloway Public Library
- Cyndi’s List – Delaware
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Delaware
- Delaware Collections Gateway
- Delaware Digital Archives
- Delaware Genealogical Society
- Delaware Historical Society
- Delaware Public Archives
- Delaware State University Digital Collections
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Delaware
- Dover Public Library
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Delaware Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch – District of Columbia Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Delaware
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Delaware
- Goldey-Beacom College Digital Collections
- Google Books – Delaware
- Hagley Museum and Library
- HathiTrust – Delaware
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Delaware
- Internet Archive – Delaware
- Laurel Public Library
- LDS Genealogy – Delaware
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Delaware
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Philadelphia
- National Archives I
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Delaware
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Patriot and Grave Registry
- Sanborn Maps – Delaware
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Sussex County Genealogical Society
- The Official Land Records Site
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Delaware – Genealogy
- University of Delaware Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Delaware
- US GenWeb Archives – Delaware
- Wilmington Public Library
- Wilmington University Digital Collections
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!